Russian forces claim full control in Lysychansk, Ukraine

Ukraine's military confirmed on Sunday that the eastern city of Lysychansk has fallen to Russian forces.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced in a Facebook post said that they had withdrawn from Lysychansk.

It said, the Russians had multiple advantages in artillery, aircraft, manpower, and other forces.

Earlier Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said, his



forces had captured Lysychansk and taken full control of Luhansk region. Ukraine's troops were outgunned there.

It is in Donetsk region, which with Luhansk forms the industrial Donbas.

Lysychansk’s capture provides Moscow with a major victory in the east. Just over a week ago Russian troops captured Severodonetsk, a city reduced to ruins by weeks of Russian bombardment.